P is for Preschool

this week May-May started preschool! you'll remember me back in February trying to find a school for her and for a time i wasn't sure i'd be able to get everything on my wish list but i do believe may have found the perfect school (for us). by pure luck i came across this preschool's website and next thing i know we're touring and falling in love. Stepping Stones Preschool Coop (better known as SSPC) is a small preschool run by mostly parents. the Coop part is great. each member is required to be part of a committe to help make the school run. i'm on the cleaning committe so every other weekend i spend a few hours in the buliding cleaning up. they offer 3 core classes, one for 2.5 year olds, one for 3 year olds and one for 4 year old going into kindergarden the following year. then they have optional extra classes like Chef & Ooey Gooey which are pretty self explanitory. each class is 2 days a week for 2.5 hours a day. exactly what i was looking for. Mayden is a Minnow (3 year old class) and this winter when you can't go outside as much we might add her to one of the extra classes.

May's first day:
it was great. no tears (not from her anyway... i was a different story!) when i dropped her off she walked right in and sat in her spot on the carpet and waited for further instruction. ahhh she is such a good girl! i waited in the hallway with a few other moms just to be sure she was okay. i thought maybe some of the other kids who were crying might start her crying... but that wasn't the case. she's so stable and well adjusted it's crazy. i think she's more mature then i am. she should probably be the parent in this family. anyway she had a great time of painting, eating a snack, playing, singing etc. the only complanit was that they didn't play outside as it was raining. i had a feeling she was cut out for school... she is so not my child!